Legal Opinion

Martin Camacho v. Symra D. Brandon and City of Yonkers, New York, Gordon Burrows, Individually and John Spencer, Individually

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 10, 2003No. Docket 01-9117PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Judge JOHN M. WALKER, Jr., concurs in a separate opinion.

MINER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Symra D. Brandon, a Yonkers City Council member and Minority Leader (“Minority Leader Brandon”), and defendant-appellant City of Yonkers (collectively, “Defendants”) appeal from a judgment for money damages entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Conner, /.), following a jury trial, in favor of plaintiff-appellee Martin Camacho. The jury found by special verdict that Defendants violated the First Amendment by terminating Camacho’s employment in…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Davis v. PassmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Bogan v. Scott-HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by64 opinions

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